steamroller, v.
(steamrollered, steamrollering, steamrollers)
(steamrollered, steamrollering, steamrollers)
make level or flat with a steamroller
<verb.change>
steamroll steamroller
sample sentences
"steamroll the roads"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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overwhelm by using great force
<verb.competition>
steamroll steamroller
sample sentences
"steamroller the opposition"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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crush with a steamroller as if to level
<verb.contact>
steamroller
sample sentences
"steamroller the road"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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hypernym
proceed with great force
<verb.social>
steamroll steamroller
sample sentences
"The new teacher tends to steamroller"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
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bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
<verb.social>
steamroll steamroller
sample sentences
"The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"verb frames
Somebody ----s something PPverb frames
Somebody ----s something PP
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